…legalization of assisted suicide have all included a variety of religious organizations, medical organizations and disability rights organizations. It would seem that Compassion and Choices – and Mr. Eckholm – only want you to know about the religious opposition. The ways in which Eckholm’s article parrots the talking points of Compassion and Choices – or an enumeration of misinformation in the article aren’t the point of this essay. In any case,…
…ack of choice. Real choice would require adequate home and community-based long-term care; universal health insurance; and housing that is available, accessible, and affordable—a full range of social supports largely unavailable today. Fear, bias, and prejudice against disability. Fear, bias, and prejudice against disability play a significant role in assisted suicide. Who ends up using assisted suicide? Supporters advocate its legalization by s…
…caregivers, and so few articles about the nation’s ability to provide the long-term care services people really need and want? If the values of liberty dictate that society legalize assisted suicide, then our opponents should be asking to legalize it for everyone who asks for it, not just the devalued old, ill and disabled. Otherwise, what looks like freedom is really only discrimination. An increasingly common form of domestic violence became th…
…lmstead activity by now, but no state gives everyone the choice to receive long term care services at home, so we have more work to do. Here’s a press release about the next step, led by ADAPT and Senator Tom Harkin. 06/30/2014 ADAPT PRESS ALERT: WHO: ADAPT and Senator Tom Harkin WHAT: ADAPT and Senator Harking Announce the Introduction of the Community Integration Act (CIA) WHEN: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 On June 25, 2014 Senator Tom Harkin, a lon…
…vits Wagner O’Day Program. Not Dead Yet has joined with leading disability organizations like the National Federation of the Blind, Autistic Self Advocacy Network and others that have been consistent and vocal advocates for the elimination of the Section 14(c) special wage certificate program. As an organization concerned with the ways in which society undermines the economic security of disabled people, we are pleased to have been a part of the f…
